Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Japan
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation and an investment agreement underpin cooperative ties
El Salvador toward Japan
+35El Salvador has pursued a bilateral investment framework with Japan, including an investment agreement signed in 2018. The extent of other Salvadoran government initiatives toward Japan is less clear.
Japan toward El Salvador
+40Japan has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to El Salvador, including support for postwar development. Japan and El Salvador also concluded a bilateral investment agreement signed in 2018.
Overall relationship
+35Development assistance and technical cooperation, alongside a bilateral investment agreement, provide a durable cooperative structure. The known relationship is constructive, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
El Salvador and Japan have a cooperative relationship supported by development assistance, technical cooperation and a bilateral investment agreement. Japan has provided assistance connected with El Salvador’s postwar development, while the investment framework gives bilateral economic ties a durable basis. The breadth and recent implementation of these arrangements are less clear.
Key developments
Japan provided assistance connected with El Salvador’s postwar development.
El Salvador and Japan signed a bilateral investment agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and recent implementation of bilateral cooperation programs are unclear.
- The scale of investment and the practical effects of the bilateral investment agreement are uncertain.